LVT (A) 1 (no.2) Littletankman

[littletankman]

Hi thanks Vonrundstedt,
Thanks mate , cant wait to see them running but I for see a lot of trial and error on the horizon yet .

Thanks Andy

[GreenAmphibian]

Yes, I'm in the US. You never know though, I might catch a military flight over the pond some day. If I do, I'll certainly try to bring it with me. This forum has been a great help to me. Oh yeah, I have acquired some carbon tube that I have cut into 3/16 sections, split in half and CA'd to some plastic track. I don't think it will last very long either, but it does look pretty good.

More testing! More testing! Buha Ha Ha Ha Haaaaaa. The mad builder is alive and well!

[littletankman]

Hi Green Amphibian ,
Yer I thought about doing that to . Ive made on idler like yours but wider to suit the Mato Sherman tracks Im using . Its still exprerimental at the mo but seems to work . Great idea of yours mate.

[littletankman]

Ive used Green Amphibians track adjuster idea for my LVT build . Its just made a little wider to allow a diferent idler wheel to suit the Mato Sherman tracks . The idler wheel is just a quick knock up to test the idea . Once Im happy it will hold Im going to make a dummy piece to sit in front of it to resemble the LVT adjusters cast frame . Again great idea Green Amphibian

[GreenAmphibian]

Andy that is looking spectacular! I knew that everyone that tried to make one would add their own particulars to it. Yours is looking great.

[littletankman]

Hi Green Amphibian , Thanks . I do need to change those screws so there the same . I keep wondering about the rust issue , all those pins between the tracks and the other none brass parts . I did start waterproofing a HL Tiger and some one mentioned spraying them with some sort of oil prior to use and again after drying . Mind you I dont want to have a polution trail leading behind the LVT Thanks tho glad you liked the different approach . I had to fit an idler that would suit the Mato Sherman tracks . Im a bit worried now with the depth of the individual track links as there getting closer to the lower hull . Im leaving the bottom save finishing the adjusters untill I can sort what wheels Im using .

Thanks Andy

[littletankman]

Heres a picture of Green Amphibians track adjuster idea , again Ive altered it a bit more to make it easyer for me to fit to my LVT build .






Heres a test attempt at fitting the scoops , I think it will be ok now Nick , Im fitting them on the same way as the moulded shapes on the Mato tracks . Its a little cockeyed . The thin strip is put between each scoop.


Heres a side shot , tracks all the way round now , thanks Nick for the extra links mate

[GreenAmphibian]

Andy, are you going to need more links once you fit your road wheels and suspension on it? I have determined that I have to use 102 links per side to make it all fit right. 51 of them will require the grousers. I still haven't gotten around to making my suspension, but will be using Nicks idea for it when I do. Your build is really looking great. The plastic gives a great metallic surface base to it. I will be fiber glassing my wood hull to keep the water where it belongs.

[vonrundstedt]

This build is brillient! Are we going to see some paint soon??

[littletankman]

Hi Vonrundstedt , Thanks not for a while Im afraid , Ive got some more turret detail to do , finish the upper rear deck , sort suspension out , waterproof then it will be spraying time . Oh and got all those scoops to add to the tracks

Andy